Originally Posted by Beth33
Please help a newbie?
The directions say cut a 2" strip, and a 3" strip, and another 2" strip, then sew them...and I'm supposed to end up with a 6" block??? I don't get it.
I have been looking at the "Warm Wishes" quilt here:
http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/d...html?idx=5185_
Could someone explain?
Thanks
when you add the widths of the 3 strips together and subtract off all of the seam allowances your strip will measure 6 1/2" and when you cut this strip into 6 1/2" blocks, take a 1/2" off that for additional seam allowances your block will finish at 6".
Almost every block in every pattern will be a 1/2" bigger all the way around when "unfinished."